Best alternatives to YouTube™ No Buffer - Stop Autoplaying (2026)
6 Chrome extensions that do a similar job to YouTube™ No Buffer, closest first. Each shows real store users, its rating, how recently it was updated and how many permissions it asks for.
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YouTube™ No Buffer alternatives, compared
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Autoplay Stopper for YouTube
Chrome Extension for Turning off Autoplay on YouTube.
≈4K users3.1★ from 32 ratingsUpdated 13 months ago2 permissions- About 2.5× fewer users than YouTube™ No Buffer
- Rated 0.8 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
- 2
No YouTube Shorts
Removes all Shorts from YouTube
≈100K users4.6★ from 606 ratingsUpdated 22 months ago4 permissions- About 10× more users than YouTube™ No Buffer
- Rated 0.7 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (4 vs 3)
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Auto Quality for YouTube™
Watch YouTube™ Videos automatically in any quality
≈100K users3.3★ from 396 ratingsUpdated 20 months ago8 permissions- About 10× more users than YouTube™ No Buffer
- Rated 0.6 stars lower
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
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YouTube sticky player
Watch the video and read comments at the same time on YouTube.
≈5K users4.1★ from 8 ratingsUpdated 10 months agoNo special permissions- About 2.0× fewer users than YouTube™ No Buffer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (0 vs 3)
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Outside YouTube Player Bar
Display YouTube's player bar outside the video.
≈10K users4.4★ from 94 ratingsUpdated 12 months ago2 permissions- A similar number of users to YouTube™ No Buffer
- Rated 0.5 stars higher
- Updated less recently
- Asks for fewer permissions (2 vs 3)
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Auto Resolution Quality for YouTube™
Automatically play YouTube™ videos at any preferred quality setting.
≈1K users4.6★ from 8 ratingsNot updated for 2+ years8 permissions- About 10× fewer users than YouTube™ No Buffer
- Updated less recently
- Asks for more permissions (8 vs 3)
YouTube™ No Buffer alternatives: questions
What is the best alternative to YouTube™ No Buffer?
By users, the most popular alternative is No YouTube Shorts with ≈100K users and a 4.6-star rating. The closest match by what it does is Autoplay Stopper for YouTube.
Which YouTube™ No Buffer alternative has the best rating?
No YouTube Shorts has the highest rating of these alternatives with 50+ ratings: 4.6 out of 5 from 606 ratings.
Is there a YouTube™ No Buffer alternative that asks for fewer permissions?
YouTube sticky player asks for 0 permissions, against 3 for YouTube™ No Buffer.
How many alternatives to YouTube™ No Buffer are there?
We list 6 close alternatives to YouTube™ No Buffer on the Chrome Web Store, picked by what they do and ranked by how close they are.
Users and ratings are the figures shown on the Chrome Web Store, re-checked continuously. Alternatives are matched on name, description, category and topic. Browse best-of lists by niche.